Window-shade-roller bracket.



W. B. CASWELL.

WINDOW SHADE ROLLER BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2. 1915.

1,150,339., Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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wINDow-sHAnn-noLnER: BRACKET Specifieationlofi Letterslatenti i pPatgnted Aug: 1 1 915 l ha c i i fe 2194. sis-1a; .16.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. GA'swnLL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newport, in the county of Newport and State of Rhode Island,have invented cer-j tain new and useful Improvements in Win:dow-Shadeltoller Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in adjustable and detachablewindow shade brackets, and has for one of its objects to window casingsof a frame without marring or otherwise deteriorating the frame.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructeddevice wherein the adjustable portion is held by friction only andadapted to shade rollers of various shapes and sizes.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims; and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is afront elevation of the upper portion of a window including the casingsand a portion of the upper sash with the improvement applied. Fig. 2 isa detached enlarged front elevation of the improved device. Fig. 3 is anend view and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5is a detached perspective view of the bracket portion of the device.Fig. 6 is a view of the blank from which the bracket is constructed. 1

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingsby the same reference characters.

The improved device includes a bracket member adapted 'to be attached tothe window frame and a roller supporting member adapted to be slidablyengaged with the bracket. The bracket portion of the device is formedfrom sheet metal, preferably steel, bent into the required shape, andincluding a body portion 10 having an extension 11, preferably at oneside. The portions 10-11 ar un ted b re lin d psr i 118 h w in 6,The-bracket portion qfj tlie. device is veii elstv l bv' end the es en11 over into parallel relation to the body 10 along the longitudinalcenter of the connecting portion 12 as indicated by dotted line 13, andthen bending the terminals 1 1- 15 of the extension 11 toward each otheralong a dotted line 1617 with the confronting ends of the terminalsspaced a short distance from the outer face of the extension 11. Theportion 11 is pressed tightly against the body 10 while the confrontingends of the terminal portions 1 l15 are slightly closer to the extension11 than the curved portions 1819. By this means the terminals 1 115coact with the portion 11 to form a yieldable socket to receive a flatbar or plate 20 and hold the same by friction. At one end the bar 20 isbent at right angles as shown at 21. The outwardly bent portion 21 willbe perforated to receive the bearings or journals of a curtain roller,the perforation at one side being circular to receive the circularjournal at one end of the roller and the aperture of the member 21 atthe other side slotted to receive the flat journal at the other end ofthe curtain roller, the portion 21 serving the same purpose as theordinary brackets of a curtain fixture. The material from which thebracket member is constructed will possess suflicient resiliency so thatthe bent over portion of the terminals 11-15 will engage the bar members20 with sufficient force to hold them in position against the strains ofthe curtain roller when in use, while at the same time will serve when asufficient force is applied, to adjust the bars in the brackets toenable the device to be adapted to curtain rollers of various lengths aswill be obvious.

The device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufacturedand applied by any person without any previous skill or knowledge.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a shade roller bracket, a body having a laterally directedextension connected to the body by a reduced portion, said extensionbeing adapted for bending into parallel relation to the body with theterminals of the extension bent toward each other and spaced from theturned over extension to provide a resilient socket for aroller support.2. In a shade roller bracket a bodyhavin a lateral extension, theextension being bent into parallel relation to the body and theterminals of the extension bent over toward each other, the bent overportions being farther from the extension at their bends than at theirfree ends, whereby a resilient socket is produced to maintain ashaderoller support yieldably in position.

3. A shade roller bracket comprising a bodfhaving a lateral extension,the extension being bent into parallel relation to the body and theterminals of the extension bent over toward each other, the bent overportions being curved at their bends and spaced farther from theextension 'at their Copies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing the Commissioner of 'Patents,

Washington, D. G. i 1

